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Old English · verb

drepan

Part of speech
verb
Verb class
strong class V
IPA
/ˈdre.pɑn/
Syllables
ˈdre · pɑn (2 syllables)
Modern English
dribdrub

Meaning

  1. to strike, beat, hit

  2. to kill, slay

  3. to overcome

Conjugation

Conjugation of drepan
PresentPast
Indicative
1st singular drepedræp
2nd singular dripstdrǣpe
3rd singular dripþdræp
Plural drepaþdrǣpon
Subjunctive
Singular drepedrǣpe
Plural drependrǣpen
Non-finite forms of drepan
Form
Infinitive drepan
Inflected infinitive drepenne
Imperative singular drep
Imperative plural drepaþ
Present participle drepende
Past participle drepenġedrependropenġedropen

All forms (16)

Etymology

From Proto-West Germanic *drepan, from Proto-Germanic *drepaną (“to beat, hit, strike, kill”).

Descendants

drib, drub

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